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Teacher of Science

Leigh Academy Blackheath, London, SE3 8SY

This job expired on 16 January 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Easter 2024

• Closing date

  16 January 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Biology, Science
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Full time Please note that we can offer this role on a full time or part time (0.6) basis. Part time Please note that we can offer this role on a full time or part time (0.6) basis.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + Inner London Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

We’d like to hear from candidates who are:

• Able to maintain a positive growth mindset despite challenges they may face;
• Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships;
• Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential;
• Energetic and have a can-do attitude;
• Confident and has strong career aspirations;
• Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the Academy;
• Prepared to be involved in leading co-curricular activities either within or outside of their teaching subject;
• Confident in delivering lessons with strong knowledge of the science curriculum;
• Experienced in teaching the IB diploma;
• Engaged in evidence-informed pedagogy and relentlessly focused on improving their own practice;
• Passionate about their own personal leadership and subject knowledge.

What the school offers its staff

What we are offering:

• A salary commensurate with the profile of the post;
• Bespoke CPD with mentoring and coaching opportunities;
• The opportunity to work in a digital school, where every student has their own chromebook from year 7 and all teachers are Google educator trained;
• The opportunity to work in an academy judged by Ofsted to be Outstanding in all areas (December, 22);
• The opportunity to work in an environment where student behaviour is exemplary and students are respectful and ambitious;
• The opportunity to contribute to a highly rigorous Science curriculum for Key Stage 4;
• The chance to develop your knowledge of both GCSE and the International Baccalaureate Post 16 diploma.
• The opportunity to work laterally across a number of Leigh Academies Trust schools to benchmark best practice and to be involved in teaching and learning innovation.

Further details about the role

Leigh Academy Blackheath are looking to appoint a hardworking, ambitious and dynamic Biology teacher to join our outstanding science team.

A co-educational 11-19 Outstanding comprehensive school, located in Blackheath, Royal Borough of Greenwich. LAB is also an International Baccalaureate World School, delivering the highly regarded Middle Years Programme at KS3, and will open its new P16 provision - LAB16, in September 2023.

‘Staff are proud to work at this school where everyone’s contribution is valued’- OFSTED December 2022.

Leigh Academy Blackheath is seeking to appoint a Teacher of Science, joining us from Easter 2024. We are looking for an exceptional teacher who can deliver high-quality learning opportunities for our students in this curriculum area. Applications are welcomed from both experienced and newly qualified teachers as we can offer fantastic professional development at every stage of a teacher’s career.

The successful candidate will be a well-qualified specialist, holding QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, they will have the ability to teach from KS3 to KS5, with experience of the International Baccalaureate Diploma course desirable. We are looking for a strong communicator and team player with a track record of delivering engaging and effective lessons that inspire critical thinking and a deep understanding of biological concepts.

If you want to join a highly successful team who are passionate about research-informed education, and you can inspire learners to go beyond what they are taught and seek what they do not yet know, then we want to hear from you.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Leigh Academy Blackheath

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 959 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Leigh Academy Blackheath website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: charlotte.herberts@latrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leigh-academy-blackheath (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Blackheath

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email charlotte.herberts@latrust.org.uk.

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